Judge:  Acting BLM Director Approved Land Plans That Are ‘Unlawful’

Mealey's (October 20, 2020, 11:33 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana federal judge on Oct. 16 ruled that resource management plans (RMPs) approved by William Perry Pendley, the acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are “unlawful and should be set aside” (Steve Bullock, et al. v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al., No. 20-62, D. Mont.)....